Wire fence.



Patented Oct. 15,. I90l.

J. M. STUCKEB.

W I R E F E N G E [Application filed. July 10, 1 900.)

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JOHN M. STUCKER, OF LAWRENCE, KANSAS, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO JOHN A.HENDERSON, OF SAME PLACE.

WIRE FENCE.

mncrincerron formin part of Letters Patent No. 684,529, dated October 15, 1901 Application filed July 16. 1900. Serial no. 23,808- uto model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JOHN M. STUOKER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Lawrence, in the county of Douglas and State of Kansas, haveinvented a new and useful Wire Fence, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to wire fences; and the objects of the same areto provide simple and effective means for facilitating the fabricationof fences in a positive manner and avoid slipping or disarrangement ofthe several parts after articulation under the average conditions and tomaterially reduce the time, labor, and expense usually involved inconstructing many of the known fences.

With these and other objects and advantages in view the inventionconsists in the construction and arrangement of the several parts, whichwill be more fully hereinafter described and claimed.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a portion of a fenceembodying the features of the invention. Figs. 2, 3, 4c, 4?, 5, and 6aredetail views showing the difierent steps in forming the wire lockor'joint. Fig. 7 is an edge view of the completed fastening or look,taken in the plane of the fence.

Similarnumerals of reference are employed to indicate correspondingparts in the several views.

The numeral 1 designates a plurality of parallel runners which are shownin singlestrand form, and above and below the same are twistedselvage-wires 2 and 3. The runners are arranged closer together near thebottom selvage-wire 3 and gradually increase in vertical distance aparttoward the upper selvagewire 2, to thereby prevent small stock frompassing through the wire meshes at the bottom of the fence. It is alsoproposed to place suitable barbs on either one or both selvage-wires,and the features thus far set forth are common to all the forms that thefence can be made in. The runners are also connected at regular orsuitable longitudinal spaced intervals by vertical stay-wires 4:, thetwo series of wires forming meshes which will Vary in dimensions inaccordance with the space between the same in different directions, andin View of the closer arrangement of the runners near the bottom of thefence fabric the said meshes will be smaller and prevent small stockfrom working there through.

The salient feature of the improved fence is the contribution of boththe runners and stay-wires in forming the joint between the same withoutthe use of separate wrapped lengths or ties and without in the leastdetracting from the necessary movement of the runners to allow forexpansion and contraction. By having the lock for the wires formed byportions of the wires themselves it has been found that the fabricationof wire fences is facilitated, the expense reduced to a minimum, andmore satisfactory results accrue by reason of the obstruction toslipping or displacement of either the runners or the stays aftercomplete articulation of the runners and stays in accordance with thepresent invention. The fence can also be constructed more expeditiously,and all attempts of small stock, such as swine, to move the stay-Wireswill be resisted, because the runners directly interlock therewith. Thedurability of a fence embodying the present construction is also animportant feature by Virtue of the interwoven condition of the severalparts composing the same and a more perfect distribution of the strainbrought to bear thereon.

Referring now more particularly to Fig. 1 and to Figs. 2, 3, 4, 5, and6, the first step is to form an open loop 5 in the runner l where theconnection with the stay-wire is to be effected, and said loop mayextend either up wardly or downwardly, as desired and as will bepresently set forth. The stay-wire is received in the loop, and the nextstep, as shown by Fig. 3, is to cross the base portions of the loop, asat 6, and then continue by pursuing the third step, which is to twistthe base of the loop, as at 7, to give more purchase in completing thelook, as shown by Fig. 4E. The parts are then ready to complete thelock, and by exerting a drawing or pulling strain on the runner the loopthereof will slip to the position shown by Figs. 5 and 6 in accordancewith the downward or upward direction of the said loop. As beforeindicated, the staywires are inserted in the loops 5, as shown bypartial twists of the loops, the stays being held against movement whilethe pulling ten-' sion is exerted on the runner. As the loops 5 are Heldin shape without forming complete interlocking twists at the reducedportions thereof and as the parts of the loops are thus permitted toeasily slip on each other, the gradual reduction of the loops by thetension on the runners will cause the initial partial twists at thereduced portions to disappear by the loops performing a partialrevolution, and the united runners and stay-wires will assume theposition in each instance shown by Fig. 6 if the loops 5 are uppermostor the position shown by Fig. 5 if the said loops have a downwarddirection. The loops when com pleted have a vertical direction andtightly and completely encircle the stay-wires, the latter having singleoblique seats formed therein by the tension of the loops thereon. Thetwist 7 disappears as the parts of the runner forming the loopcontract,and by holding the stay-wire firmly in a plane at right anglesto the'direct-ion of the runner the kink or seat 8 is formed therein,which is completely embraced by the runner-loop. If the runner-loop bedirected downwardly,the kink or seat in the stay-wire will be to theleft, and, conversely, if the loop be extended upwardly the kink or seatwill be to the right, as clearly shown by Figs. 5 and 6. It will beobserved that it will be impossible for the stay-wire to move or shiftlongitudinally on the runner, and likewise the runner cannot risevertically on the stay-wire, because the loop thereof surrounds the kinkor seat of the latter on opposite sidesfor example, above and below thegreatest indentation of the said kink or seat. It will also be seen thatthe runner tage of the particular arrangement specified will heobviously apparent.

Changes in the form, size, proportions, height, and minor details otherthan those mentioned can be resorted to without departing from theprinciple of the invention.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is A wirefencing comprising single-wire runners and single-wire ties at rightangles to the former and disposed in straight vertical planes from topto bottom, the runners having single-strand elliptical loops which arevertically disposed and completely encircle the ties, the said loopsbeing alternately extended in reverse directions vertically overportions of the ties above and below the horizontal planes of therunners to equalize the strain and prevent slipping of the runners andties, the ties having oblique seats for the runners.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixedmy signature in the presence of two witnesses.

JOHN M STUGKER.

Witnesses: I

A. J. GRIFFIN, Enro OWENS.

